I have shopped at the Broadway Target since it opened. In fact, it used to be the only Target I went to. However, in the last five years or so, it has declined drastically. The stock is not complete. It is the only Target I have seen with empty shelf space on a regular basis. At times, they didn't have any carts there, and don't say the neighbors ripped them all off. When we did find a cart and tried to get them to pick it up they didn't. That has gotten better since the city stepped in on that score.
The point is, a store makes a profit by selling merchandise. If it doesn't have any or the right merchandise to sell, they won't make a profit. The Broadway store has to be one of the smallest Targets they have in the system and it's still poorly stocked. If they expanded and improved the store, they would make a profit. Bring it up to the same grade as their other stores. Broadway is due for a major restructure in the next couple years. They would be able to draw from burbanites on their way home if they offered an attractive store. They certainly have the room to expand. Don't blame the failure of a poorly run retail outlet on the neighborhood. No neighborhood is going to support a facility that doesn't and won't fill it's needs. Everyone I talk to has said the same thing. We go there for the basics we know we can get when we are in a hurry. But if we want to 'shop' or get any of their 'good stuff' (what they advertise in their flyers), we go to a Target in the suburbs or to the Quarry. I just hope Target gets the message and changes their minds and their approach to the problem. Anne McCandless Jordan TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
